St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-10
John L. Sullivan Assures Al
bert Edward That He Is
His Friend.
Semi Official Explanation Of
the Movement of Russian
Troops.
The Complicated Situation Of
Affairs in France--For-
eign Notes.


Copyright Cable to Globe
LONDON, Dec. 9.-JOhn L. Sullivan's
introduction to the prince of Wales at
fencing school in Cleveland row this
afternoon was a complete triumph for
the American fighter and the source of
great pleasure to his royal highness.
The prince unreservedly expressed his
surprise and admiration at the big fel-
lows wonderful ply siQue and clever
ness with his hands and the latter re-
turned the compliment by intimating
to the prince that he was his friend.
Sullivan appeared in the ring tonight
and SPARED three rounds in the pres
ence of the prince of Wales.
THE FOREIGN CRISIS.
The fact that there is lack of cOhe-
sion among the French Republicans,
which is almost hopeless is abundantly
evidenced by President Carnot's i'll
success in forming a cabinet, and his
nomination of NJ. Falleries to undertake
the work abandoned by M. Goblet, con-
firms the desperate straits in which the
president finds himself. NJ. FallerieS is
probably weak man in respect of
everything that combines to constitute
statesman, and could not in any cir
cumStances command the robust re-
spect necessary to control the chamber
i'll his capacity as premier. lie
occupied the position of prime
minister on = previous occasion
fer period of ten days, and
on the eleventh day while addressing
the chamber completely collapsed, and
came Tery near dying from the effects
of over eXertiOn and wOrriment, his
brain having temporarily given away.
1t is believed by many who admire the
gentleman's personal qualities that NJ.
FallerieS has never fully recovered
from that attack, and confidently pre-
dict that he would permanently lose his
mind should he again attempt to fill an
Office much too broad in its scope for his
mental grasp. To men not thoroughly
imbued with the idea that the president
is wholly ingenious it is evident that
NJ. CarnOt is seeking a weak and inof-
fenSive man as premier, hoping thus to
control the ministry himself, while the
strong men in the cabinet he would
place in subordinate positions. Such a
combination would doubtless work well
If the strong men" could be induced to
submit to NJ. Carnot's domination: but
this seems to be farther removed from
possibility than even the harmOniZing
vi IIIo ItpuDllCdH SIOupS. dllU dilOlueT
presidential election may be found nee
eSSary as means OF terminating the
crisis, which does not seem to have been
finally dissipated by the peaceful cleo
ton of Grevy's successor last Saturday.
THE REPORTED ATTEMPT
to blow up fort in the harbOr at Hall
fax, Ms =, created tremendous sensa-
ton here. All of the London papers
led their editions with the story and
with one accord attributed the ''Out-
rage" to Fenians. The circumstances
of two men rowing about the harbor in
a boat, however, is scarcely sufficient
grounds upon which to base a sensation
or inspire the popular heart with feel
ings of active unrelenting and bloody
war against Fenianism. and the general
impression has already obtained that
the whole thing was hoax.
The gold mining fever which has
broken out in Wales still continues.
The question is now raised, however,
affecting the title to the property said
to contain the wonderful deposits of the
precious metal claimed and opinion is
about evenly divided i'll conceding the
ownership to the crown and to private
oartipS